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Achieving Goals! Career Stories of Individuals Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Achieving Goals! Career Stories of Individuals Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing

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This series inspires students who are deaf or hard of hearing to become aware of diverse career opportunities, elevate their expectations, and set high personal goals. Career stories feature individuals who represent gender and cultural diversity, a variety of communication styles, and a range of work environments.

Woman wears scrubs, cap, mask, and surgical gloves and holds a surgical tool. Caption. You think of the extra work she's done to come where she is.
Achieving Goals! Career Stories of Individuals Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Episode 1
35 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Profile shot of Black female attorney, Claudia Gordon, Esquire, using sign language. Caption. That they should feel equal to other people.
Achieving Goals! Career Stories of Individuals Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Episode 2
6 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
An optometrist uses a phoropter during a child's eye exam. Caption. Seeing children who have auditory problems.
Achieving Goals! Career Stories of Individuals Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Episode 3
8 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of child with mouth wide open for a medical exam, eyes looking down their nose at a person shining a light in their mouth. Caption. I would like to consider myself as a caring person.
Achieving Goals! Career Stories of Individuals Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Episode 4
9 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
A person holding a dog on a leash while someone in a lab coat examines the dog. The dog's ears are back, and the dog looks nervous. Caption: I pay attention quite a bit to how the animals behave.
Achieving Goals! Career Stories of Individuals Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Episode 5
6 minutes 52 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
2 men wearing disposable hair caps talk over a large industrial-sized mixer on floor. Caption. He tested his family recipes by opening his own business.
Achieving Goals! Career Stories of Individuals Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Episode 6
27 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Baseball player runs to first base as first baseman holds up his mitt. Coach and umpire watch base.  Caption. And they helped me become the person that I am today.
Achieving Goals! Career Stories of Individuals Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Episode 7
32 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Classroom of teenagers looks at man talking next to a woman using sign language. Curtis as narrator. Caption. I had a lot of people that doubted my ability.
Achieving Goals! Career Stories of Individuals Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Episode 8
7 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Profile of man in a lab coat looking at a laptop screen. Caption. My job was mainly to program those robots.
Achieving Goals! Career Stories of Individuals Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Episode 9
6 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Man using sign language while looking at a seated man facing him. Caption. Brian conducts presentations on being deaf in the workplace.
Achieving Goals! Career Stories of Individuals Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Episode 10
8 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Woman in profile sits and looks at a computer monitor while typing. Caption. Transform it so it looks like a regular web page.
Achieving Goals! Career Stories of Individuals Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Episode 11
6 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Young man stands next to a woman who is leaning down and gesturing towards a computer screen. Caption. And she just took on that leadership role.
Achieving Goals! Career Stories of Individuals Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Episode 12
11 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Man bends over wheel well of a car, hands around wheel hub. Caption. It's been a win, win situation for both Jose and owner, Ken Smith.
Achieving Goals! Career Stories of Individuals Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Episode 13
5 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Woman holds both hands, palms forward while looking at a man sitting across from her. Caption. And utilizes her skills to translate English and A, S, L.
Achieving Goals! Career Stories of Individuals Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Episode 14
6 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Man dressed in chef's jacket holds baking pan and scoops sauce from bowl. Caption. And did internships at various hotels in northern California.
Achieving Goals! Career Stories of Individuals Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Episode 15
5 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Woman performs on stage, head tilted back, mouth open, arms bent with fingers outstretched. Caption. There are a lot of different ways you can perform.
Achieving Goals! Career Stories of Individuals Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Episode 16
8 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Nineteenth Century replica of the Amistad being repaired outdoors. Caption. You know, I worked on this project for 2 years.
Achieving Goals! Career Stories of Individuals Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Episode 17
6 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Woman in a football stadium wearing cheerleader uniform holds pom-poms downwards while cheering. Caption. I don't even realize there are people out there.
Achieving Goals! Career Stories of Individuals Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Episode 18
7 minutes 11 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12